Swingfolio Daily — US Markets
US briefings — Monday, July 27, 2026
Pre-market setup and closing-bell recap for Monday, July 27, 2026. Observations only — no trade advice.
Monday, July 27, 2026
US Pre-Market 27 July 2026: Futures Rise as Brent Falls 6.73% on a US-Iran Strike Pause
US futures point higher into the 27 July 2026 open after Washington and Tehran paused retaliatory strikes, sending Brent down 6.73% to US$90.27 and WTI down 5.90% to US$84.04. Oil producers fall pre-market, led by APA.US at -4.09%, while airlines gain on cheaper fuel with AAL.US +3.97%. FBRX.US is the largest single-name move at +39.58% on an agreed $2.2 billion cash takeover by Argenx. The FOMC decides on Wednesday 29 July.
US Markets Close 27 July 2026: S&P 500 Flat as Software Offsets a 5% Nvidia Fall
The S&P 500 finished at 7,413.18 on 27 July 2026, up 1.20 points or 0.02%, with the Dow up 0.51% and the Nasdaq down 0.18%. A 3.33% rally in software (CRM.US +6.07%, NOW.US +6.86%, PLTR.US +7.00%) offset a 4.99% fall in NVDA.US after reports it may backstop $250 billion of OpenAI financing. Brent crude fell 9.40% to US$87.68 once the US paused strikes on Iran, sending energy 2.11% lower. The equal-weight S&P 500 rose 0.75% against the cap-weighted 0.02%. CDNS.US beat after the close and traded up 4.03%.